Effective Plans for Controlling Weeds and Volunteer Corn
Join IL Soy Envoy Karen Corrigan in her latest video as she shares fundamental strategies for effective weed control and managing volunteer corn in soybeans to protect crop yield.
Was Your Soybean Yield Loss Self-Inflicted?
Don’t let Mother Nature shoulder all the blame for yield loss—some self-inflicted setbacks might be hiding in your fields. IL Soy Envoy Karen Corrigan, CCA, reveals how ignoring herbicide labels affects soybean yield.
Progress Made in Waterhemp Resistance Research for Group 15 Herbicides
Graduate research at the University of Illinois is uncovering new efficiencies in testing waterhemp for herbicide resistance, setting the stage for even broader screenings in 2025.
Did Spring’s Mistakes Come Back to Haunt Yields?
In this final growing season update, the IL Soy Envoys recap the top agronomic challenges of 2024 and share key concerns for 2025, from early-season stressors to rising fertilizer costs and soil testing.
How Herbicide Resistant Weeds Spread
Getting Rid of Weeds (GROW) explains how herbicide resistant weeds spread and how to prevent the introduction of these weeds in your fields.
2025 Input Planning: Weed Control
IL Soy Envoy Eric Beckett, CCA, recommends growers evaluate their 2024 weed control and offers information for 2025 on application timing, soybean variety field tolerance, and the effectiveness of pre-emerge herbicide residuals.
Time to Assess Your Weed Control Successes and Shortcomings
As harvest approaches, it's an ideal time to evaluate this year’s weed control efforts. Soy Envoy Karen Corrigan explains how to identify weed escapes and offers guidance on the next steps for better weed management.
Is It Worth a Rescue Treatment of Liberty Herbicide in Liberty Tolerant Soybeans to Control Waterhemp?
Soy Envoy Eric Beckett, CCA, advises farmers to consider some key questions before using a rescue treatment of Liberty herbicide to control waterhemp.
Research Update: Documenting the Extent of Resistance to Group 15 Herbicides in Illinois Waterhemp Population
Travis Wilke shares an update on an Illinois Soybean Association-funded project documenting waterhemp resistance to Group 15 herbicides, noting progress in seed testing, a new discriminating dose, and summer screening plans.
Research Update: Injury Potential to Very Early Planted Soybean from Various Soil-Residual Herbicides and Active Ingredients
Logan Miller, a Research Specialist at the University of Illinois, is collaborating with Dr. Aaron Hager on Illinois Soybean Association-funded research to evaluate the injury potential to early planted soybeans from various soil-residual herbicides. He provides an update on the study, detailing the 2024 planting dates, pre-emergence and post-emergence herbicide applications, along with photos to show the progress.